No Benefit of the Doubt
“There is no such thing as the benefit of the doubt,” Mr J. D. Willis, S.M., reminded counsel in the Dunedin Magistrate’s Court when the latter suggested that, as the evidence against his client was hot conclusive, the benefit of the doubt should be extended to the accused. “I hope no one will ever hear me saying that anyone will receive the benefit of the doubt,” the magistrate added. “Unless the evidence is conclusive, no conviction will be entered against anyone appearing before me.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 17, 16 April 1947, Page 4
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89No Benefit of the Doubt Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 17, 16 April 1947, Page 4
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